Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality: Australian Social Democracy in a Changing World

ISBN-13: 9789811363016 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 228 str.

Carol Johnson

Opis

This book analyses social democratic parties’ attempts to tackle inequality in increasingly challenging times. It provides a distinctive contribution to the literature on the so-called ‘crisis’ of social democracy by exploring the role of equality policy in this crisis. While the main focus is on analysing Australian Labor governments, examples are also given from a wide range of parties internationally.The book traces how a traditional focus on class has expanded to include other forms of inequality, including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality and explores both the intersections and potential tensions that result. Meanwhile there are new challenges for equality policy arising from a changing geo-economics (the rise of Asia), the legacies of neoliberalism and the impact of technological disruption.

Spis treści

1      1 Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality: The Background

Australian Social Democracy in an International Context

The Australian Labor Party’s Focus on Equality

Early Conceptions of  Economic Equality

Early Racial Exclusions from Equality

Equality and the Male Wage Worker Head of Household

Transformations in the Concept of Equality

Chapter Structure of Book

2 Social Democracy and Racial/Ethnic Equality

Australian Social Democracy in an International Context

Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)

Whitlam Government (1972-1975)

Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)

Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)

Labor Post the Rudd/Gillard Governments  

Excluded from Equality: Asylum Seekers

Conclusion: Social Democracy and Racial/Ethnic Identity

3 Gender: From Male Breadwinner to the Independent Adult Worker

Australian Social Democracy in an International Context

The Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)

Whitlam Government (1972-1975)

Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)

Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)

Tensions Between Feminism and Social Democracy

Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments

Cultural Politics and Gender Inequality

Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy

4 Sexuality: From Morality to Equality

Australian Social Democracy in an International Context

Pre the 1970’s Whitlam Period

The Whitlam Government (1972-1975)

The Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)

Relationship Recognition: The Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)

Same-Sex Marriage and the Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)

Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy

5 Class Equality in a Capitalist Economy: Wages, Work and Welfare

Australian Social Democracy in an International Context

Labor’s History of Tackling Inequality under Capitalism

The Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)

Whitlam Government (1972-1975)

Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)

The Rudd and Gillard Labor Governments (2007-2013)

Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments

Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy

6  Feeling Equal: Affective Citizenship and the Politics of Equality

Australian Social Democracy in an International Context

Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)

The Whitlam Government (1972-1975)

The Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)

The Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)

Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments

Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy

 

7 Social Democracy and Economic Equality in the Asian Century

Introduction: International Social Democracy and the Shift to the East

Labor: Trade with Asia as a Key to Higher Standards of Living

The Rudd and Gillard Governments: Patchwork Pressures

Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments 

International Social Democracy and a Changing Geo-economics

Conclusion: The Challenges for Social Democracy

8 Technological Disruption and Equality: Future Challenges for Social Democracy

Introduction: Social Democracy and Technological Disruption

Labor’s Initial Optimism: Technology and Equality

The Rudd and Gillard Period (2007-2013)

Post Rudd/Gillard Governments: Technological Disruption and Employment

Technology and Globalisation: The Rise of Asia

Labor and Industry Training

Technology and Capitalism

Universal Basic Income Scheme and Tax Proposals

Gender and Racial Discrimination

Conclusion: The Challenges for Social Democracy

9 Conclusion: Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality

Social Democracy and the Inequities of Capitalism

Social Democracy: Class and “Identity Politics”

Australian Labor: Class, Neoliberalism and “Identity Politics”

Social Democracy and Populism

Conclusion: The Challenges for Social Democracy

O autorze

Carol Johnson is a Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Adelaide. Her main research interests are in Australian and comparative politics, the politics of gender and sexuality, the politics of emotion, and analyses of ideology and discourse. She also has a major interest in the domestic political implications of Australian (and Western) engagement with Asia. Her applied research focuses on how governments, particularly social democratic ones, manage social, economic, and technological change.